Prep's Tojaga commits to play soccer at Akron

Former Cathedral Prep soccer player Sammy Tojaga has verbally committed to compete for the University of Akron.

Prep made the announcement on its official Twitter feed.

The Division I Zips were one of more than 30 college programs, including Pittsburgh and Ohio State, that were interested in Tojaga. He starred for the Ramblers as a freshman, but since then has studied and played as a midfielder for the Real Salt Lake MLS Academy in Arizona.

Tojaga will compete with the academy's age 16-under boys team that seeks to reach the MLS Academy national semifinals and finals in late July. Those matches will take place in Carson, California, at the StubHub Center, the temporary home for the NFL's newly-relocated Los Angeles Chargers.

How Tojaga fares will determine if he remains with the academy or returns to Prep, according to Sam Tojaga.

Should Sammy Tojaga rejoin the Ramblers, he would play for his father as he did in 2014. Sam Tojaga is expected back for his 13th season as their coach.